1990: Art

Archives consist of articles that originally appeared in Collier's Year Book (for events of 1997 and earlier) or as monthly updates in Encarta Yearbook (for events of 1998 and later). Because they were published shortly after events occurred, they reflect the information available at that time. Cross references refer to Archive articles of the same year.

The worlds of art, commerce, and politics mixed liberally in 1990 as auction prices soared, censorship debates raged, and glasnost manifested itself in unprecedented exhibition exchanges. In Europe retrospective exhibitions of vast scope were mounted for Jacques-Louis David and Vincent van Gogh,... ...